Early the next morning, Nie Chen and others got up, and the army began to break camp.
Nie Chen called the Seven Generals and Wang Chang and said,
"Everyone, Wang Chang is the new guard of Hukou Pass that I arranged, but he is not familiar with Hukou Pass. The seven of you all have important positions to arrange, and you cannot stay there.
What I mean is this. Two thousand of your men and horses will be mobilized, and I will give Wang Chang three thousand more, for a total of five thousand to guard Hukou Pass.
We have a good relationship with King Ping Xi. We don’t need too many people to guard the west. What do you think? "
"It all depends on the Lord's orders."
"Okay, then you go and deploy them. Don't worry, the few men and horses this time will be made up soon. The county and city have recruited a lot of new soldiers, waiting for you to lead them. They will continue to recruit troops in the future. .”
"My lord, you don't need to say this, you just need to tell us what to do."
Mo Chen smiled.
"Okay, let's make arrangements then."
All the generals went to mobilize manpower. After a while, Weng Qiuchan came over, with his strong wife and children behind him.
At this time, both mother and son had been cleaned and put on nice-looking clothes.
Although Mrs. Fang didn't wear makeup, she still looked pretty and her skin was fairly fair. She didn't look like a farm woman who worked in the fields all year round. It was probably because of the lack of land at home.
With a look like this, not to mention the beauty that would captivate a country, she can be regarded as a rare beauty.
It's just that my hands look a little rough, probably from working at home all the time.
But now that Da Zhuang is considered to be in a high position, with military pay and rewards, this lady no longer has to work. As long as she is well taken care of, she will definitely be a stunning beauty that will captivate everyone.
Of course, there is still a bit of a gap between Xiao Qiuchan of Nie Chen's family.
And that little kid was tall, thin, fair, and had his hair tied up, just like a little scholar.
Nie Chen walked over and reached out to hug the child. When the child saw this, he quickly dodge in fear. Nie Chen quickly rushed over, picked him up, and said with a smile,
"Call me uncle, call me uncle Nie."
"Oh, let me go, let me go, mother, please save me."
"Scream or not, I won't let go of you until I scream."
"Uncle, Uncle Nie."
Seeing this, Nie Chen smiled victoriously, and then asked,
"Come, tell uncle, do you want to ride a big horse?"
"horse riding?"
No boy can resist the temptation of riding a horse.
"Come on, get up."
Nie Chen put the little boy on the horse, then got on the horse himself and taught him how to ride.
The little boy was a little scared at first, but he soon became excited and screamed Uncle Nie, which was very nice.
"Kid, how old are you and what's your name?"
"My name is Fang Xin, a letter of trust. My father said that men build their lives by trust. He wants me to be a trustworthy person. I am eight years old this year."
"Eight years old? Looking at your body and bones, you look like you are only six or seven years old. Don't you eat well every day? From now on, with your Uncle Nie, I will have big fish and meat to eat every day, okay?"
"good."
"Then you also need to practice your skills, learn to ride a horse, learn to lead troops, and become a mighty general like your father in the future, okay?"
"Okay! Mom, I don't want to study anymore. I want to be a general. I want to practice martial arts!"
As soon as these words came out, the beautiful woman gritted her teeth and shed tears. She quickly ran over and grabbed the horse's head, intending to pull him off and beat him.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Don't hit your children, be good at guiding them."
The beautiful woman said anxiously,
"Sir, you don't know how much effort I put into getting him to study hard. I just want him to be able to stand out one day. If he doesn't study now, let me beat him to death!"
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Children can't be beaten, look at me. Little Fang Xin, you can't do it without studying. If you can't even read military books, how can you be a general?"
"Okay, then I will study hard and become a general in the future!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Da Zhuang is twenty-five years old this year, and his child is eight years old, which means he had a child when he was seventeen, and he seems to be a man who married young.
But this is the way this era is. People get married early, and some even get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen. Women like Weng Qiuchan and Li Yuanjun are all older leftover girls, which is a rare phenomenon.
Thinking of this, Nie Chen couldn't help but want to fight for Prime Minister Cao. Everyone said that Prime Minister Cao was a good wife, mainly because women got married too early. When they are in their twenties, they will have grown up and become good-looking, so they will definitely get married long ago. What can Prime Minister Cao do, but he can't be interested in a twelve or thirteen-year-old baby, right?
The army had distributed its personnel, and the five thousand people headed west with their tents, baggage, food, grass and other supplies, while the others all returned to the county.
Hukou Pass is located in the westernmost part of Longxing County, and there is still a lot of distance to go along the way.
Nie Chen led his army back to the county town. After walking for three days, he arrived outside the county town.
At this time, a large military camp has been established in the south of the county town, and extensive construction work is being carried out inside to build fences, training grounds, etc.
"Dazhuang should be in the military camp at this time. Let's go directly to the military camp and place the army."
Nie Chen led the army into the military camp. At this time, after hearing the report, Da Zhuang immediately rode out to greet Nie Chen.
As soon as he arrived here, he saw the little boy Nie Chen was sitting on, and then he froze on the spot.
"Dad! Don't you recognize me?"
Fang Xin shouted excitedly.
Weng Qiuchan also got off the carriage behind and walked over holding Mrs. Fang's hand.
"Brother Da Zhuang, look who we brought to you."
Nie Chen took the little boy off the horse, and then the little boy ran towards Da Zhuang.
And Da Zhuang also dismounted, ran over quickly, and then...
He walked around his son and took his wife into his arms.
The little boy was left standing there with a confused look on his face, a little at a loss.
"Xiaoyu, why are you here? Why don't you tell me so I can take someone to pick you up."
"It's okay. I came here just fine. Don't worry. Madam treated me very well along the way."
Han Xiaoyu turned to Weng Qiuchan and smiled.
"It's been a hard journey. Please wait for a moment. I'll hand over the matter and take you back to the county."
"It's okay. You go about your business first. I'll just take my son with me."
"Son? By the way, there is still a son."
Da Zhuang turned his head and saw his son beside Nie Chen. He raised his head and said seriously,
"Uncle Nie, it's okay if you don't want a father like this. I'll stay at your house from now on."
"Poor child, parents are true love, you are just an accident."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The generals laughed when they heard the sound.
The strong old man blushed, walked over quickly, picked up his son and started to coax him.
